metro.aero blog

Thursday, June 12, 2014

We're constantly working to use your suggestions to better the Metro.aero system. Below, we'll briefly look at three new features aimed at streamlining your day to day activities.

1) Jump to an Order from any page

You've probably used the Jump to Order box on the Dashboard before to quickly access an RQ or shipment. Now, that box is also located in the black bar at the bottom of every page, so you can type in any RQ, PO, shipment, sales order, quote, RMA, sales order, and job from any page and jump right to it.

2) Email Creator's

If you've ever wondered who's handling your RQ, or for the tracking number for a shipment, or anything else related to an order, there's now an easy way to get answers. When you go to any order page, you'll see a black envelope next to the creator's name. If you have Outlook installed and set up on your computer, clicking that envelope generates an email to that person. Additionally, it titles that email with the order number, and inserts a link directly to the order's page. Use this to send the creator any questions or comments you may have, with all the information they'll need.

3) Receive Directly Into...

When receiving an order, you receive line by line. When you click the Receive button at the end of a line, a window pops up, like the one shown above. About halfway down in that window, you'll find a Receive Directly Into option. If you leave this blank, the line is added into your inventory. If you type in an aircraft serial number, once you receive the order, the line is instantly checked out to that aircraft, saving you a few steps.

This is the seventh entry in our video series focused on exploring important features and common tasks as they appear in the new Metro.aero system. Here is a step-by-step guide to receiving items at your base.

This is the sixth entry in our video series focused on exploring important features and common tasks as they appear in the new Metro.aero system. Here is a step-by-step guide to shipping items from your base.

This is the fifth entry in our video series focused on exploring important features and common tasks as they appear in the new Metro.aero system. Here is a step-by-step guide to creating and posting an order, using a requisition as an example.

This is the fourth entry in our video series focused on exploring important features and common tasks as they appear in the new Metro.aero system. It contains guides for checking out parts, and well as returning them to stock.

This is the third entry in our video series focused on exploring important features and common tasks as they appear in the new Metro.aero system. Here you'll learn about the inventory system, including new features & the difference between parts and items.